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Angela Gentile gives us ways to improve memory skills.\nAngela Gentile, M.S.W., R.S.W. has over\xa025 years of experience working with older adults and their families in a variety of capacities. She has worked in healthcare, private practice, long-term care, home care, and non-profits.\nAngela has written a book, and a co-authored a mobile app, Dementia Caregiver Solutions. She is founder and manager of the LinkedIn Group, Gerontology Professionals of Canada and the Aging Well for Women Facebook page. She is currently employed full-time as a Geriatric Mental Health Clinician. She enjoys writing, traveling, photography and exploring what it means to age well.\nAngela began working with older people at a very young age. She found she\xa0really enjoyed it and made a lifelong career. She is the “go-to” person if friends and family have questions regarding aging and it has also helped her with her own parents as they age.\nAll that accumulation of “stuff” doesn't matter anymore as we age. What matters most are the memories\nAccording to Angela, it is very interesting to see what people are left with after 80 years of living. Sometimes they end up in one little room because they can't afford a house anymore, or they've lost their partner and they\xa0just don't need all that space.\nDementia\nWe talked about the various types of dementia which include:\n\n* Alzheimer's which is the most common form\n* Vascular Dementia which is the type that can most be prevented by healthy lifestyle choices\n* Mixed Dementia which is Alzheimer's plus vascular combined\n* Lewy Body\n* Korsakoff's which can be caused by alcohol consumption\n\nWhat are some ways to improve memory Skills?\n\n* Pay Attention\n* Form habits to help manage misplaced items\n* Association or cues\n* Learn it and store it correctly\n* Keep Physically active. The brain needs oxygen to thrive and survive\n\nAngela has provided a Freebie for my listeners. Five Strategies to Help Improve Memory Skills. This goes over these in more detail and can be found at http://rockyourretirement.com/MemorySkills\nBooks\nCaring for a husband with Dementia: The Ultimate Survival Guide\nA Book About Burnout: One Social Worker\u2019s Tale of Survival\nContact information:\xa0Phone: (855) 974-4219 \xa0* \xa0Email: CareToAge@gmail.com \xa0* \xa0Website: www.AngelaGGentile.com\nDo you have tips on ways to improve memory skills? If you\u2019d like to share your story with Angela and me, go to the show notes at Rock Your Retirement.com and leave a comment.\xa0 And you can talk with me and other listeners of the show in our private Facebook Community.\xa0 Just click on the community tab of the website.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis post\xa0about retirement and\xa0Retirement Lifestyle first appeared on\xa0http://RockYourRetirement.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage already added